Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Baton Rouge getting its first hostel

A Baton Rouge native and avid traveler is transforming a former day care center...

Nexus Louisiana and LSU launch program for aspiring entrepreneurs

Nexus Louisiana, in partnership with LSU, has announced a new initiative called Ignition to...

The Purple Cow expanding with Denham Springs store

The Purple Cow, the thrift store operated by The Christian Outreach Center of Baton...

LWCC announces $94M dividend for 2020

Louisiana Workers Compensation Corporation today announced that a $94 million dividend for 2020 will...

Construction work begins on Chad Hughes’ barbecue restaurant

Work has begun on the old Cracker Barrel site on Perkins Road that Chad Hughes is planning to bring back into commerce as a barbecue restaurant.

BTR Jet unveils new FBO facility, hangar at airport

The Baton Rouge Jet Center is today unveiling a new, 6,600-square-foot fixed-based operator facility at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport, along with a 22,000-square-foot hangar.
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SBA says PPP funds could run dry by mid-April

Small business owners have two more months to access the popular Paycheck Protection Program...

City Pork taking over Adrian’s Restaurant & Bar in Highland Park Marketplace

Adrian’s Restaurant & Bar, which has been closed since last summer, is being converted...

BBQGuys launches national branding campaign featuring Archie and Eli Manning

Six months after acquiring Baton Rouge-based BBQGuys and promising to turn the local online retailer of high-end barbecue grills and outdoor products into a nationally known brand, private equity firm Brand Velocity Partners is launching BBQGuys’ first national marketing and ad campaign, starring Louisiana’s own Archie and Eli Manning.

How Pastime restaurant innovated during pandemic

Randy Wesley remembers his first pizza at Pastime Restaurant. “It was pepperoni, of course,” he...